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Two years after the county’s internal auditing department was eliminated, the county commissioners have now quietly dissolved the audit committee, providing the befuddled members no explanation for the move and no plan for how the county will handle its auditing reviews in the future.

The Evergreen Alliance for Sustainability named two winners in the first Evergreen utility-bill reduction contest, "Biggest Loser — Watt and Therm Edition," at an awards party June 6 at the Highland Haven Creekside Inn.

Tandy and Peter Jones of North Evergreen won first place by reducing electric use 26 percent and natural gas use 11 percent based on a comparison of bills from November through April, compared to the same period a year ago, or a savings of about $422 on their electric bill.

The park district board of directors, park administration, and staff met with Broomfield consulting firm GreenPlay to discuss the rough outline of the final document before the group produces the first narrative draft of a new master plan.

So far, GreenPlay is more than midway through the master-planning process. It has conducted focus groups and interviewed members of the staff and board.

A draft of the master plan is expected by the end of June, and a final draft should be ready for presentation to the public by the end of the summer.

The Jeffco Public Library board violated the state’s Open Meetings Law on May 19 when the public was removed from a meeting involving its budget, say two Colorado Press Association attorneys.

The board, which includes two practicing lawyers and an executive member of the Colorado Freedom of Information Council, held the executive session at the Arvada Library, citing a section of the law that allows for closed meetings about matters involving negotiations.